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1926-S Oregon Trail Commemorative half dollar, PCGS graded MS 64:

I was reading this article by our very own @RWBand I can't help but think when looking at the Classic Head gold that Christian Gobrecht never designed a coin completely on his own. The Coronet Head looks like a fixed up version of the Classic Head. Even the reverse of all Gobrecht coins looked like he just modified existing designs. 
 
https://coinweek.com/practical-coin-grading-concepts-average-collector/

I’m considering a train trip to either Dresden or Leipzig before the Coin Fair starts. Leipzig speaks to me to visit the grave of Johann Sebastian Bach. 

did Kamala Harris say that?

...QA in one of his more lucid moments....

...QA in one of his more lucid moments....

...rarity is based upon availability, nothing more nothing less....

...QA in one of his more lucid moments....

...QA in one of his more lucid moments....

...especially their mint n proof sets, some unbelievable colors....

Nice! The '53 no fold is a looker. 

I don’t think our federal trial judiciary has any shame left at all at this point. None that I can discern, anyway. The federal trial judiciary is so chock full of political hacks that it has lost just about ALL credibility. You pretty much have to get to the Supreme Court of the United States level before you get to see anyone worthy of respect in this country’s judiciary. Even the Courts of Appeals are frequently cruel jokes these days. 

Dan has two main lines. 1) completely original designs, many of which are satirical, and 2) fantasy date over dates which resemble real designs but are ALTERED coins, because the “planchets” are actual coins of the base type but the over dates are dates that never existed. Because he uses actual coins, his work falls under the “altered coins” section of the counterfeiting statute, which requires “intent to deceive” as an element of the offense. No one EVER has attempted to prosecute what Dan does, because they can’t find a way to LEGALLY differentiate what Dan does from alterations such as elongates. 

...what hath the numismatic god wrought?...the concept of registry sets obviously has invigorated n stimulated certain aspects of the hobby, whether its a positive influence is certainly debatable n only time will tell, perhaps when many of the registry number 1 sets r sold we mite get a better understanding of the resultant effects....

...the same amount of info i need to purchase my toilet paper....

...he never said anything bout top shelf, that would be reserved for a set of "top pops" only, lets try not to get ahead of ourselves here....

...the same amount of info i need to purchase my toilet paper....

I really do not know, at FUN CAC had at their table a display of the D. L. Hanson Barber Half Dollar set in nice new CAC holders.   Now I wasn't at FUN so I don't know if this was his top/best set or a duplicates set of Barbers.
But getting high profile customers and sets like his, TDN, and perhaps a few of the notable Legend customers to move their coins into CACG holders could be huge.
I've said it before, P and N have been grading coins for decades, it will be quite some time before CACG holders will be seen in the marketplace in volume like we see with P and N holders.  And the volume seen depends on where one looks, I'm part of a FB CAC/CACG group and there are plenty of CACG holders being shown and sold in that group.   Sales like those will not show up in any searches of traditional selling venues.
I know you also participate on the forum ATS, there is a thread on the first page related to the recent decline in quality of TrueView photos since Phil took a new position at GC.  And recently a member updated his year old thread to say that after almost exactly one year later he finally received a response from PCGS cs to his question.   I'm not sure if you are aware of this, but PCGS has the least experienced grading staff compared to NGC or CACG.
If you put all this together it seems (to me anyway) that PCGS is not what they once were, and is sliding down the slope from what was once hailed as the premier service to a third tier level service.
I personally haven't been impressed with PCGS for years, but the strong collector and dealer fan base has continued to prop them up and kept the veneer of being the best alive.   With very vocal dealers like Laura pushing CACG (just as she did for PCGS) and PCGS doing their best to tank their service, it is not hard to see CACG becoming a significant, dominant force in the TPG landscape.   And I also think it fair to note that Laura has a financial stake as an investor of CACG, so consider that when you look at her behavior in regards to CACG.

...if the animal of choice were to be a canine, at least try to use the true hero of the 1925 Nome rescue mission...TOGO who lead the dog sled teams for 261 miles of the trek n not just the last less severe terrain of 55 miles...leave it up to New York to miss the whole essence of the drama....

...must have been the tail....

@Midwest Dozer--Welcome to the NGC chat board.
    When you have a question about a coin, please post it as a new topic with an appropriate title instead of on someone else's topic. It may receive better attention and will be easier to find by others searching the forum.
    Your purported 1795 Draped Bust dollar is a counterfeit, as are many such pieces posted here. Compare its details, such as the eagle's feathers, the leaves, and Liberty's hair to the photos of genuine coins of the BB-51 (B-14) and BB-52 (B-15) varieties at Early Dollars (1794-1804) | VarietyPlus® | NGC (ngccoin.com).   

Looks like a counterfeit to me. 

My wife and I got a Weimerainer dog when we were engaged.  His name was Napoleon.  I know, German dog with a French name, anyway…. 16 wonderful years together he passed two years ago.  Saw the coin Napoleon Angel and had to have it!   That’s how my collection rolls…. Buy what moves me.

...hmmm, i always thought that smell there at buzzards bay was from the fish who knew eggs too n then there were the skirted hustlers at the local pool hall there but i digress...im thinking best place to store coins is coppers to the red states n silver to the blue states n gold ill store in boxes upstairs under the guest bed c.o.d. shipments accepted....